Definition
ἀδυνατέω, -ῶ
(ἀδύνατος), [in LXX: Deuteronomy 17:8, Zechariah 8:6 (פּלא ni.), Job 42:2 (בּצר ni.), al. ;]
1. Abbott-Smith omits this number to be unable (cl., Philo; π., see MM, VGT, see word).
2. In LXX and NT (Kennedy, Sources, 124; Hatch, Essays, 4; Field, Notes, 46 f.), to be impossible: Matthew 17:20, Luke 1:37.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Matthew 17:20ἀδυνατήσει · will be impossible“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- Luke 1:37ἀδυνατήσει · failFor no word from God will ever fail.”